Wheel of Torture
Thing: M_cr_w_v_
Microwave
Sacramento is the capital of California, but it hasn’t always been so. Which city was briefly the first state capital?
A. San Jose
B. San Francisco
C. Monterey
D. Los Angeles
A. San Jose
Salvetti
Doodle - He was born in Colle di Val d'Elsa in Tuscany. He studied Architecture at the Royal Florentine Academy of Fine Arts, specializing in portraits.
In which country was the first cell phone call made?
A. Japan
B. United States
C. Germany
D. South Korea
B. United States
UCLA had a dynasty with their basketball program in the late 1960s and early 1970s, and many future NBA stars came from under the arm of coach John Wooden. UCLA is also known as the what?
Bruins
Person: _w_n W_ls_n
Owen Wilson
Which state has the distinction of being the “Center of the Nation”?
A. South Dakota
B. Kansas
C. Nebraska
D. North Dakota
A. South Dakota
Maltagliati
Noodle - irregular shapes of flat pasta formed from scraps of pasta production.
In which country was the first successful human heart transplant performed?
A. United States
B. United Kingdom
C. South Africa
D. Canada
C. South Africa
University of Wisconsin won a second consecutive Capital One Bowl game in 2006. U of W was called what?
Badgers
Animal: T__c_n
Toucan
The first electric traffic light was installed in 1914. In which Midwest city was it installed?
A. Chicago
B. Detroit
C. Cleveland
D. St. Louis
C. Cleveland
Sagnarelli
Noodle - Rectangular ribbons with fluted edges.
In which country was the first photograph taken?
A. United Kingdom
B. France
C. Germany
D. United States
B. France
The University of Tennessee had a storied history of bowl football games, including the Sugar, Fiesta, and Citrus Bowls. What was the actual mascot name of Big Orange?
Volunteers
Person: S_lv_d_r D_l_?
Salvador Dali - Salvador Dali was born in Figueres, Catalonia, Spain, on 11 May 1904 and died on 23 January 1989.
In 1952 a chain of hotels, known as Holiday Inn, was founded in Memphis, Tennessee. Who founded this popular hotel chain?
A. Harold Simmons
B. Charles Wilson
C. Charles Walgreen Jr.
D. Wallace Johnson
B. Charles Wilson
Signorini
Doodle - He was born in Rome in 1857. He studied at the Accademia di San Luca, and then worked under Aurelio Tiratelli, who introduced him to the very best Italian artists of the period.
In which country was the first FIFA World Cup held?
A. Brazil
B. Italy
C. Uruguay
D. Argentina
C. Uruguay
NFL quarterback Donovan McNabb played at Syracuse University in the late 1990s. Running back Joe Morris ran for over 4000 yards for Syracuse. What was the team's nickname?
Orangemen
Television: M_n _b__t th_ H__s_
Man About the House - "Man About the House" ran from 1973 to 1976 and is centered around two women, Jo and Chrissy, and a man, Robin, living in the same apartment.
Which rotund U.S. President had an extra-wide chair installed at Yale University where he taught?
A. Grover Cleveland
B. Theodore Roosevelt
C. Chester A. Arthur
D. William Howard Taft
D. William Howard Taft
Sedani
Noodle - Slightly larger than macaroni with a similar slight bend. Can be smooth (lisci) or furrowed (rigati).
In which country was general anesthesia first used in surgery?
A. China
B. Germany
C. United Kingdom
D. Japan
D. Japan
Brian Williams, Sean Elliott, Chris Mills, Miles Simon, and other greats went to which Wildcat basketball college?
University of Arizona